Increasing plant group productivity through latent genetic variation for cooperation

Historic yield advances in the major crops have, to a large extent, been achieved by selection for improved productivity of groups of plant individuals such as high-density stands. Research suggests that such improved group productivity depends on “cooperative” traits (e.g., erect leaves, short stem...

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Main Authors: Samuel E. Wuest, Nuno D. Pires, Shan Luo, Francois Vasseur, Julie Messier, Ueli Grossniklaus, Pascal A. Niklaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-11-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9707777/?tool=EBI